1
: not voting: such as
a
: not exercising the right to vote
the nonvoting element in the population
b
: not entitled to vote
nonvoting members
2
: not entitling the holder to vote
nonvoting preferred stock

Examples of nonvoting in a Sentence

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Tennessee began requiring most districts to seat student members on school boards in an advisory, nonvoting capacity this year. Andrew Brennen, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026 Musalem is a nonvoting participant at Federal Open Market Committee meetings this year. Sean Conlon,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026 The 26-member Board of Regents has one voting student regent and one nonvoting student regent-designate, who trains for a year before taking the voting seat when the prior member cycles off. Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 The nonprofit would give briefings to City Council, and the city may appoint a nonvoting member to Fair Park First’s board for financial oversight, according to documents. Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonvoting

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonvoting was in 1846

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“Nonvoting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonvoting. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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